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Vocabulary- Biography and Autobiographies
Biography- noun
a written account of another person's life
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 Obstacles-Noun
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
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Autobiography-noun
a history of a person's life written or told by that person.
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 Success-Adjective
the attainment of wealth, position, honors
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Famous-adjective
having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable
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 Networking- N
a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest
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Unique- Adjective
not typical; unusual
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 Performance-N
a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience
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Perseverance- N
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
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Genre-N
a class or category of content or technique
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September 28~ What is one of the themes in your novel? What lesson can be learned by the reader.

September 29~ Is the setting of your story past, present, or future. Give support from your story.

September 30~ If you were the author, what would you change? Why?

October 1~ Is the setting described well enough that you can imagine it in your mind?

October 4~ Make a prediction about what will happen next.

October 5~ Put yourself in the story. How would you being there change the story?

October 6~ What have you been reading? Make a text-to-self connection.

October 7~ Make a text-to-text connection to a book or story you’ve read before.

October 8~ Would you recommend this book to friends? Give 2 examples from the story to support your answer.

October 11~ Write a quote from what you are reading that has meaning to you. Explain why you chose this quote.

October 13~ Your book will be made into a movie. In what place would you shoot the film?

October 14~If you could meet the author, what would you ask him or her?

October 15-Describe the similarities and differences between you and the main character.

October 18~ Give examples of figurative language from your text. (simile, metaphor, personfication)

October 19~What character do you like best? Give reasons from the text to support your response.

October 20~ Write down three words that you’ve learned from the story.

October 21~ Does the title fit the story? Explain why or why not.

October 22~ What is something you’ve learned from your reading?

October 25~ Create an advertisement for your book. KWL templateKWHL!The Handy 5 W's and 1 HGIST TEMPLATEwords in context graphic organizerWord Questioning Graphic OrganizerSQR3
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